The objectives of this study are to investigate how panel discussion is used as a teaching strategy and to identify the benefits and challenges of using panel discussion as a teaching strategy by MUET teachers to teach MUET CEFR-aligned English speaking skills. The qualitative research design was selected to answer three research questions. The research employed three research instruments. The three research instruments are observation checklist, semi-structured interview and document analysis. Two MUET teachers were chosen by using purposive sampling. The research employed thematic and content data analysis investigating the teaching procedures and identifying the benefits and challenges of using panel discussion as a teaching strategy. The findings show three main themes and six sub-themes on how panel discussion was used as a teaching strategy. The three main themes are Pre-event Session, While-event Session and Post-event Session. The six sub-themes are Introduction to panel discus.....

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